[accessibleimage] Re: Question about art movement

Hi, Lisa.

Using tools in ways they weren't intended to be used is as old as the hills. It's not just about creating art, it's about the creative process. If we didn't do this kind of innovation we'd all still be living in caves eating cold meat.

That said....

I'm one of those artists who are seeking ways to create art using these adaptive tools. I've used printers' plates and swell paper and Thermoform to do photo transfers. I've also experimented with 3D plastic model-making and tiger embossers..... All in an effort to make my photographs into accessible images -- and, by the way, in an attempt to understand how blind and visually-impaired people understand the world.

In my not-so-humble opinion, the technology is new and exciting -- uncharted waters -- but what I'm doing -- my process -- isn't much different from the felt boards and sandpaper graphs that have been used for generations.

I look forward to hearing what others think! Hmmm...

Barry Kleider
Minneapolis, MN



Lisa Yayla wrote:

Hi,
Was wondering about something.

Elizabeth Goldring uses the ophthalmoscope as a medium for artist expression. I was having a discussion a bit back with an artist about using an embosser to create art. Isn't this a new trend? Using tools that are specifically meant for the visually impaired to create visual and tactile art? Of course I know there are many visually impaired artist but aren't these tools untraditional in the sense that they haven't been used for that purpose before?

Any thoughts about this?

Regards,
Lisa





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